British Manly Exercises

20 LEAPING. one foot) immediately after, the feet should be closed, and the knees drawn forcibly towards the chin. Throughout, flexibility and skill, not violent exertion, should be displayed. This leapwith a run, may bepractised at the height: 1st. Of the hips; 2dly. Of the lower ribs ; 3dly. Of the pit of the stomach; 4thly. Ofthe breast; 5thly. Of the chin; 6thly. Of the eyes; 7thly. Of the crown of the head. Feats in HighLeaping. A good high leaper will clear five feet; a first-rate one, five and a half; and an extraordinary one, six feet. THE LONGLEAP. Without a Run, Here the feet are closed; the whole weight rests upon the balls ofthe toes; and the body is inclined forward. Both arms are thenswung forward,—backward,—then drawn stronglyforward,—and at the same instant, the limbs, having been bent, areextended with the utmost possible force. On level ground, twelve feet is a good standing leap; and fourteen is one of comparatively rareoccurrence.